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May 12, 2022
Focus on Nutrition During National Women’s Health Week
By: Blythe Thomas, Initiative Director, 1,000 Days of FHI Solutions Minerva Delgado, Director of Coalitions & Advocacy, Alliance to End Hunger Not nearly enough time or attention is spent discussing and acting upon when “good nutrition” for an individual should start. The answer? Before the individual is even born. This week is National Women’s Health Week and …
May 2, 2022
RFP for Government Relations Consultant
Posted Date: May 2, 2022 Anticipated Period of Performance: June 20 – September 30 2022 Proposals Due: May 20, 2022 The Consultant will facilitate engagement with the USG Global Nutrition Community and coordinate with the 1,000 Days’ Initiative Director on government relations. Download the RFP Applicant Background Information
April 21, 2022
Paid Family Medical Leave Remains Critical for Low-Income Pregnant and Postpartum Women
By: Daphna Dror, PHD, RD The lack of national, comprehensive, and paid family medical leave in the United States has significant consequences for low-income women, especially those who are pregnant or have recently given birth. Many women risk their own or their child’s health to continue working throughout pregnancy and the early postpartum period in …
April 11, 2022
Three Big Things a White House Conference on Nutrition Must Deliver
Image credit: Diego Cambiaso After more than 50 years, a White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health is within our grasp. The first conference in 1969 resulted in some of today’s most critical programs to improve food security and nutrition such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), …